I have a four year old son and sadly he didn’t really get to meet any of my
didn’t really get to meet any of my
didn’t really get to meet any of my grandparents and I wonder what would it
grandparents and I wonder what would it
grandparents and I wonder what would it be like when he grows up if instead of
be like when he grows up if instead of
be like when he grows up if instead of telling him about my grandmother
telling him about my grandmother
telling him about my grandmother I could actually introduce him to some
I could actually introduce him to some
I could actually introduce him to some digital version of her what if we were
digital version of her what if we were
digital version of her what if we were to find out that she left messages for
to find out that she left messages for
to find out that she left messages for him to be emailed to him on each of his
him to be emailed to him on each of his
him to be emailed to him on each of his birthdays until he turns 50 sharing with
birthdays until he turns 50 sharing with
birthdays until he turns 50 sharing with him her insight about life love
him her insight about life love
him her insight about life love happiness what impact would that have on
happiness what impact would that have on
happiness what impact would that have on our family
our family
our family very interesting possibilities but I
very interesting possibilities but I
very interesting possibilities but I want to start with reminding us how old
want to start with reminding us how old
want to start with reminding us how old such concerns and fantasies actually are
such concerns and fantasies actually are
such concerns and fantasies actually are those centered on communication
those centered on communication
those centered on communication technologies have been associated with
technologies have been associated with
technologies have been associated with death and this is due to how each
death and this is due to how each
death and this is due to how each community each technology for
community each technology for
community each technology for communication that emerged such as
communication that emerged such as
communication that emerged such as photography Telegraph radio has
photography Telegraph radio has
photography Telegraph radio has repeatedly triggered our ways of being
repeatedly triggered our ways of being
repeatedly triggered our ways of being present and being absent in so doing
present and being absent in so doing
present and being absent in so doing they’ve also contributed to how we
they’ve also contributed to how we
they’ve also contributed to how we negotiate our relationship with death
negotiate our relationship with death
negotiate our relationship with death and the dead and that’s because our
and the dead and that’s because our
and the dead and that’s because our relationship with death and the dead is
relationship with death and the dead is
relationship with death and the dead is so closely linked to notice of presence
so closely linked to notice of presence
so closely linked to notice of presence and absence think about photography as
and absence think about photography as
and absence think about photography as so many scholars have discussed
so many scholars have discussed
so many scholars have discussed photography has been associated with
photography has been associated with
photography has been associated with death since its inception this is mainly
death since its inception this is mainly
death since its inception this is mainly due to that stillness that characterizes
due to that stillness that characterizes
due to that stillness that characterizes it a person appearing on a photograph is
it a person appearing on a photograph is
it a person appearing on a photograph is eternally motionless and soundless
eternally motionless and soundless
eternally motionless and soundless that’s infusing all photographs with
that’s infusing all photographs with
that’s infusing all photographs with connotations of death
connotations of death
connotations of death now these connotations of death are also
now these connotations of death are also
now these connotations of death are also related to the very essence of the
related to the very essence of the
related to the very essence of the photograph because think about what
photograph because think about what
photograph because think about what photography does photography freezes a
photography does photography freezes a
photography does photography freezes a fleeting moment in time it makes it
fleeting moment in time it makes it
fleeting moment in time it makes it eternal thus making it both present and
eternal thus making it both present and
eternal thus making it both present and absent at once this very CUTE photograph
absent at once this very CUTE photograph
absent at once this very CUTE photograph of me blowing out the candles at my
of me blowing out the candles at my
of me blowing out the candles at my fourth birthday party only exists
fourth birthday party only exists
fourth birthday party only exists because I was actually there blowing out
because I was actually there blowing out
because I was actually there blowing out those candles and someone was there with
those candles and someone was there with
those candles and someone was there with me to take that photograph but at that
me to take that photograph but at that
me to take that photograph but at that very instance as soon as that photograph
very instance as soon as that photograph
very instance as soon as that photograph was taken that moment has ceased to
was taken that moment has ceased to
was taken that moment has ceased to exist and so this photograph today is an
exist and so this photograph today is an
exist and so this photograph today is an indication both of the
indication both of the
indication both of the actual existence and life and presence
actual existence and life and presence
actual existence and life and presence of that moment as well as disappearance
of that moment as well as disappearance
of that moment as well as disappearance and its death and in fact early
and its death and in fact early
and its death and in fact early practices of photography were dedicated
practices of photography were dedicated
practices of photography were dedicated to memento mori photography is it the
to memento mori photography is it the
to memento mori photography is it the photographing of individuals at their
photographing of individuals at their
photographing of individuals at their deathbed and for many that occasion was
deathbed and for many that occasion was
deathbed and for many that occasion was the first and less photographed they had
the first and less photographed they had
the first and less photographed they had taken of them so each new technology for
taken of them so each new technology for
taken of them so each new technology for communication has repeatedly triggered
communication has repeatedly triggered
communication has repeatedly triggered our ways of being present and being
our ways of being present and being
our ways of being present and being absent and with the emergence of
absent and with the emergence of
absent and with the emergence of electronic media they also have
electronic media they also have
electronic media they also have repeatedly triggered fantasies and
repeatedly triggered fantasies and
repeatedly triggered fantasies and anxieties about the presence of the dead
anxieties about the presence of the dead
anxieties about the presence of the dead in our lives and our possibility to
in our lives and our possibility to
in our lives and our possibility to communicate with them and the Telegraph
communicate with them and the Telegraph
communicate with them and the Telegraph makes a really interesting example for
makes a really interesting example for
makes a really interesting example for that first using 1844 the Telegraph was
that first using 1844 the Telegraph was
that first using 1844 the Telegraph was the first electronic medium to enable
the first electronic medium to enable
the first electronic medium to enable instant communication at a distance can
instant communication at a distance can
instant communication at a distance can you imagine just as we are today
you imagine just as we are today
you imagine just as we are today enchanted by smartphones and tablets and
enchanted by smartphones and tablets and
enchanted by smartphones and tablets and the internet people in the late 19th
the internet people in the late 19th
the internet people in the late 19th century were enchanted by this new
century were enchanted by this new
century were enchanted by this new technology but for the first time in the
technology but for the first time in the
technology but for the first time in the history of humanity enabled to get
history of humanity enabled to get
history of humanity enabled to get instant input about the thoughts ideas
instant input about the thoughts ideas
instant input about the thoughts ideas experiences of someone who was
experiences of someone who was
experiences of someone who was completely physically absent someone who
completely physically absent someone who
completely physically absent someone who was far far away for the first time
was far far away for the first time
was far far away for the first time – distant minds could communicate
– distant minds could communicate
– distant minds could communicate instantly at a distance now as
instantly at a distance now as
instantly at a distance now as historians have shown this idea this
historians have shown this idea this
historians have shown this idea this possibility to communicate at a distance
possibility to communicate at a distance
possibility to communicate at a distance was a historical inspiration to the
was a historical inspiration to the
was a historical inspiration to the movement of modern spiritualism which
movement of modern spiritualism which
movement of modern spiritualism which emerged at around the same time
emerged at around the same time
emerged at around the same time spiritualist for drawing a parallel
spiritualist for drawing a parallel
spiritualist for drawing a parallel between the technology and the logic
between the technology and the logic
between the technology and the logic behind the Telegraph so gesture the
behind the Telegraph so gesture the
behind the Telegraph so gesture the Telegraph could provide a channel to
Telegraph could provide a channel to
Telegraph could provide a channel to communicate with the absent minds of
communicate with the absent minds of
communicate with the absent minds of those living spiritualist believed that
those living spiritualist believed that
those living spiritualist believed that spiritualist mediums could provide a
spiritualist mediums could provide a
spiritualist mediums could provide a channel to instantly communicate with
channel to instantly communicate with
channel to instantly communicate with the mind the absent minds of those
the mind the absent minds of those
the mind the absent minds of those deceased and many scientists were
deceased and many scientists were
deceased and many scientists were inspired both by the technology of the
inspired both by the technology of the
inspired both by the technology of the Telegraph as well as my spiritual
Telegraph as well as my spiritual
Telegraph as well as my spiritual disbelief joined modern spiritualism and
disbelief joined modern spiritualism and
disbelief joined modern spiritualism and tried to build the machine that would
tried to build the machine that would
tried to build the machine that would enable to communicate with the world of
enable to communicate with the world of
enable to communicate with the world of the dead now later electronic media as
the dead now later electronic media as
the dead now later electronic media as well have again challenged and and
well have again challenged and and
well have again challenged and and facilitated additional ways for being
facilitated additional ways for being
facilitated additional ways for being present
present
present and absent and have also triggered their
and absent and have also triggered their
and absent and have also triggered their own versions of such fantasies and
own versions of such fantasies and
own versions of such fantasies and anxieties about communicating with the
anxieties about communicating with the
anxieties about communicating with the dead with the technology of the time and
dead with the technology of the time and
dead with the technology of the time and digital media make no exception so with
digital media make no exception so with
digital media make no exception so with digital media we’ve also established
digital media we’ve also established
digital media we’ve also established additional ways of being present and
additional ways of being present and
additional ways of being present and being absent and in recent years there
being absent and in recent years there
being absent and in recent years there is growing interest both academically
is growing interest both academically
is growing interest both academically and popular growing interest in how
and popular growing interest in how
and popular growing interest in how digital media is being incorporated by
digital media is being incorporated by
digital media is being incorporated by individuals in their relationship with
individuals in their relationship with
individuals in their relationship with death and the dead and the possibility
death and the dead and the possibility
death and the dead and the possibility that we could use digital media to
that we could use digital media to
that we could use digital media to interact with deceased loved ones has
interact with deceased loved ones has
interact with deceased loved ones has inspired our collective imagination and
inspired our collective imagination and
inspired our collective imagination and this is best seen in popular TV dramas
this is best seen in popular TV dramas
this is best seen in popular TV dramas and big-budget movies that we’ve all
and big-budget movies that we’ve all
and big-budget movies that we’ve all seen that have brought this idea to life
seen that have brought this idea to life
seen that have brought this idea to life for example a famous movie from 2014
for example a famous movie from 2014
for example a famous movie from 2014 depicts a scientist who researchers are
depicts a scientist who researchers are
depicts a scientist who researchers are researchers artificial intelligence
researchers artificial intelligence
researchers artificial intelligence sadly he’s poisoned
sadly he’s poisoned
sadly he’s poisoned so naturally his colleagues upload his
so naturally his colleagues upload his
so naturally his colleagues upload his mind onto a computer and then after he
mind onto a computer and then after he
mind onto a computer and then after he dies they are able to bring him back to
dies they are able to bring him back to
dies they are able to bring him back to life digitally I won’t tell you how it
life digitally I won’t tell you how it
life digitally I won’t tell you how it ends but it is a dystopian science
ends but it is a dystopian science
ends but it is a dystopian science fiction movie so we can imagine that
fiction movie so we can imagine that
fiction movie so we can imagine that things go very very wrong now what if I
things go very very wrong now what if I
things go very very wrong now what if I told you that this technology already
told you that this technology already
told you that this technology already exists what if I told you that when you
exists what if I told you that when you
exists what if I told you that when you go home today you actually can start
go home today you actually can start
go home today you actually can start uploading your mind onto a computer and
uploading your mind onto a computer and
uploading your mind onto a computer and start planning how you want to be
start planning how you want to be
start planning how you want to be present online and active online after
present online and active online after
present online and active online after you die so this unease of refilling that
you die so this unease of refilling that
you die so this unease of refilling that some of the sounds that I’m hearing is
some of the sounds that I’m hearing is
some of the sounds that I’m hearing is why although science fiction is
why although science fiction is
why although science fiction is important and useful in inspiring us and
important and useful in inspiring us and
important and useful in inspiring us and in gaining an entry point to the popular
in gaining an entry point to the popular
in gaining an entry point to the popular imagination we also need social science
imagination we also need social science
imagination we also need social science because the thing is the technology in
because the thing is the technology in
because the thing is the technology in real life is hardly ever all wonderful
real life is hardly ever all wonderful
real life is hardly ever all wonderful or all terrible and as social scientists
or all terrible and as social scientists
or all terrible and as social scientists have shown we know that technology is
have shown we know that technology is
have shown we know that technology is not something that happens to a society
not something that happens to a society
not something that happens to a society but something that is constructed within
but something that is constructed within
but something that is constructed within it and technological innovation is
it and technological innovation is
it and technological innovation is shaped both by science and society and
shaped both by science and society and
shaped both by science and society and therefore we carry the values ideas and
therefore we carry the values ideas and
therefore we carry the values ideas and ideologies of the
ideologies of the
ideologies of the so with social science we’d be able to
so with social science we’d be able to
so with social science we’d be able to grasp the nuanced and exciting variety
grasp the nuanced and exciting variety
grasp the nuanced and exciting variety of the technologies actually out there
of the technologies actually out there
of the technologies actually out there and to gain an understanding of how
and to gain an understanding of how
and to gain an understanding of how individuals are actually using and
individuals are actually using and
individuals are actually using and experiencing these technologies so now
experiencing these technologies so now
experiencing these technologies so now it’s probably a good time to give you a
it’s probably a good time to give you a
it’s probably a good time to give you a few examples so just to make sure you’re
few examples so just to make sure you’re
few examples so just to make sure you’re not affiliated with any of the websites
not affiliated with any of the websites
not affiliated with any of the websites these are some of the websites that I’m
these are some of the websites that I’m
these are some of the websites that I’m researching and they offer different
researching and they offer different
researching and they offer different ways and different services throughout
ways and different services throughout
ways and different services throughout for her for planning your online
for her for planning your online
for her for planning your online postmortem presence for instance life
postmortem presence for instance life
postmortem presence for instance life not is a very interesting platform that
not is a very interesting platform that
not is a very interesting platform that uses artificial intelligence they
uses artificial intelligence they
uses artificial intelligence they experiment with and explore the
experiment with and explore the
experiment with and explore the possibility of uploading your mind onto
possibility of uploading your mind onto
possibility of uploading your mind onto a computer so once you go on the life
a computer so once you go on the life
a computer so once you go on the life not website you open a profile and then
not website you open a profile and then
not website you open a profile and then you can start working on what they call
you can start working on what they call
you can start working on what they call a mind file and then they create a
a mind file and then they create a
a mind file and then they create a digital version of you which is kind of
digital version of you which is kind of
digital version of you which is kind of like a chatbot and then the more
like a chatbot and then the more
like a chatbot and then the more information you give to it and the more
information you give to it and the more
information you give to it and the more you train that chatbot with examples to
you train that chatbot with examples to
you train that chatbot with examples to his answers that you might give to
his answers that you might give to
his answers that you might give to questions the better will it represent
questions the better will it represent
questions the better will it represent the likeness of you and then interact on
the likeness of you and then interact on
the likeness of you and then interact on your behalf now or in perpetuity another
your behalf now or in perpetuity another
your behalf now or in perpetuity another kind of service is services that are
kind of service is services that are
kind of service is services that are based on pre creating messages either
based on pre creating messages either
based on pre creating messages either using photo or text or video and then
using photo or text or video and then
using photo or text or video and then scheduling a time after your death in
scheduling a time after your death in
scheduling a time after your death in which you would like this message to be
which you would like this message to be
which you would like this message to be sent to specific recipients so if
sent to specific recipients so if
sent to specific recipients so if there’s a special occasion that is
there’s a special occasion that is
there’s a special occasion that is important to you into the other person
important to you into the other person
important to you into the other person like a birthday or some other event so
like a birthday or some other event so
like a birthday or some other event so that social for instance is such a
that social for instance is such a
that social for instance is such a service and that social enables you to
service and that social enables you to
service and that social enables you to create messages there are later posted
create messages there are later posted
create messages there are later posted to Facebook profiles and Twitter
to Facebook profiles and Twitter
to Facebook profiles and Twitter accounts of people that you specify so
accounts of people that you specify so
accounts of people that you specify so if you have this really funny photograph
if you have this really funny photograph
if you have this really funny photograph of you and a friend then you can choose
of you and a friend then you can choose
of you and a friend then you can choose a date in which you want to send this
a date in which you want to send this
a date in which you want to send this photograph to your friends Facebook and
photograph to your friends Facebook and
photograph to your friends Facebook and then maybe on her birthday at some point
then maybe on her birthday at some point
then maybe on her birthday at some point after your die she will get that
after your die she will get that
after your die she will get that photograph and remember how special that
photograph and remember how special that
photograph and remember how special that moment that you shared was now speaking
moment that you shared was now speaking
moment that you shared was now speaking to one of the participants in my
to one of the participants in my
to one of the participants in my research he used one of these services
research he used one of these services
research he used one of these services and he created several messages video
and he created several messages video
and he created several messages video messages for his loved ones and I asked
messages for his loved ones and I asked
messages for his loved ones and I asked him about that experience
him about that experience
him about that experience and he said that that moment of creating
and he said that that moment of creating
and he said that that moment of creating those messages was really intense
those messages was really intense
those messages was really intense positive and meaningful experience
positive and meaningful experience
positive and meaningful experience he said that moment after you’ve decided
he said that moment after you’ve decided
he said that moment after you’ve decided who you want to leave messages do and
who you want to leave messages do and
who you want to leave messages do and after you’ve considered your every
after you’ve considered your every
after you’ve considered your every single word and you chose the right time
single word and you chose the right time
single word and you chose the right time of day and you chose the room in which
of day and you chose the room in which
of day and you chose the room in which it freaked up feel comfortable to do it
it freaked up feel comfortable to do it
it freaked up feel comfortable to do it and then you sit down and and you say
and then you sit down and and you say
and then you sit down and and you say all those things was such a unique and
all those things was such a unique and
all those things was such a unique and special experience and moreover he said
special experience and moreover he said
special experience and moreover he said recording those messages had an impact
recording those messages had an impact
recording those messages had an impact on his relationship with those people
on his relationship with those people
on his relationship with those people afterwards so he felt that he was seeing
afterwards so he felt that he was seeing
afterwards so he felt that he was seeing people in a different light and this was
people in a different light and this was
people in a different light and this was very interesting and very inspiring to
very interesting and very inspiring to
very interesting and very inspiring to me because it was so different from how
me because it was so different from how
me because it was so different from how people usually react when I tell them
people usually react when I tell them
people usually react when I tell them about my research people really think
about my research people really think
about my research people really think it’s creepy and one of the reasons why
it’s creepy and one of the reasons why
it’s creepy and one of the reasons why many of us I think many of us find it
many of us I think many of us find it
many of us I think many of us find it creepy when we first hear about these
creepy when we first hear about these
creepy when we first hear about these services is related to the contradiction
services is related to the contradiction
services is related to the contradiction between how the dead would be present
between how the dead would be present
between how the dead would be present online through the services and the
online through the services and the
online through the services and the social contract construction of death
social contract construction of death
social contract construction of death during modernity so to put it simply
during modernity so to put it simply
during modernity so to put it simply sending emails posting on Facebook
sending emails posting on Facebook
sending emails posting on Facebook Twitter on Twitter is probably one of
Twitter on Twitter is probably one of
Twitter on Twitter is probably one of the last things that we expect dead
the last things that we expect dead
the last things that we expect dead people to be doing but moreover sending
people to be doing but moreover sending
people to be doing but moreover sending emails posting on Facebook and Twitter
emails posting on Facebook and Twitter
emails posting on Facebook and Twitter on Twitter is what we do and if you
on Twitter is what we do and if you
on Twitter is what we do and if you think about it there is very little to
think about it there is very little to
think about it there is very little to distinguish between a Facebook post or a
distinguish between a Facebook post or a
distinguish between a Facebook post or a message that is created but by someone
message that is created but by someone
message that is created but by someone alive or someone deceased and if you
alive or someone deceased and if you
alive or someone deceased and if you think about how we are present online
think about how we are present online
think about how we are present online will already have this experience of
will already have this experience of
will already have this experience of being continually present continuously
being continually present continuously
being continually present continuously present while being absent and
present while being absent and
present while being absent and potentially by using these services the
potentially by using these services the
potentially by using these services the dead could be present online in the same
dead could be present online in the same
dead could be present online in the same spaces that we are using in our everyday
spaces that we are using in our everyday
spaces that we are using in our everyday without being in any way distinct or
without being in any way distinct or
without being in any way distinct or separated and this is what contradicts a
separated and this is what contradicts a
separated and this is what contradicts a social construction of death during
social construction of death during
social construction of death during modernity because in recent decades
modernity because in recent decades
modernity because in recent decades Western societies have established
Western societies have established
Western societies have established practices that were dedicated to
practices that were dedicated to
practices that were dedicated to separating and excluding death and the
separating and excluding death and the
separating and excluding death and the dead from everyday life places such as a
dead from everyday life places such as a
dead from everyday life places such as a cemetery were
cemetery were
cemetery were to contain and limit the time space and
to contain and limit the time space and
to contain and limit the time space and form of the presence of the dead in our
form of the presence of the dead in our
form of the presence of the dead in our life and potentially by using these
life and potentially by using these
life and potentially by using these services that dead could challenge those
services that dead could challenge those
services that dead could challenge those those practices of distinguishing and
those practices of distinguishing and
those practices of distinguishing and separating the dead from everyday life
separating the dead from everyday life
separating the dead from everyday life and this is what causes that creepiness
and this is what causes that creepiness
and this is what causes that creepiness this inability to distinguish which is
this inability to distinguish which is
this inability to distinguish which is something that is created but by someone
something that is created but by someone
something that is created but by someone alive and something created by someone
alive and something created by someone
alive and something created by someone who is dead and this return of the
who is dead and this return of the
who is dead and this return of the familiar to where it’s not expected to
familiar to where it’s not expected to
familiar to where it’s not expected to where it shouldn’t be that causes this
where it shouldn’t be that causes this
where it shouldn’t be that causes this unease and perhaps anxiety but the thing
unease and perhaps anxiety but the thing
unease and perhaps anxiety but the thing is that we’re already dealing with
is that we’re already dealing with
is that we’re already dealing with challenge with this challenge today
challenge with this challenge today
challenge with this challenge today because already people who are dying are
because already people who are dying are
because already people who are dying are living their digital remains behind them
living their digital remains behind them
living their digital remains behind them for us to interact with each one of us
for us to interact with each one of us
for us to interact with each one of us has a digital footprint which is the
has a digital footprint which is the
has a digital footprint which is the accumulation of our online activity that
accumulation of our online activity that
accumulation of our online activity that remains out there for people to see for
remains out there for people to see for
remains out there for people to see for people to interact with and that uncanny
people to interact with and that uncanny
people to interact with and that uncanny encounter with the digital remains of
encounter with the digital remains of
encounter with the digital remains of someone was passed away it’s becoming a
someone was passed away it’s becoming a
someone was passed away it’s becoming a very common experience how many of you
very common experience how many of you
very common experience how many of you here today have had the experience of
here today have had the experience of
here today have had the experience of coming across a Facebook profile of
coming across a Facebook profile of
coming across a Facebook profile of someone you know who has passed away or
someone you know who has passed away or
someone you know who has passed away or a Twitter account quite a few yeah more
a Twitter account quite a few yeah more
a Twitter account quite a few yeah more than I thought so if this is the case it
than I thought so if this is the case it
than I thought so if this is the case it might be worth thinking about how we
might be worth thinking about how we
might be worth thinking about how we want to manage this challenge now many
want to manage this challenge now many
want to manage this challenge now many of us might feel more comfortable with
of us might feel more comfortable with
of us might feel more comfortable with contributing to and engaging with
contributing to and engaging with
contributing to and engaging with services that enable you to completely
services that enable you to completely
services that enable you to completely delete your online identity after you
delete your online identity after you
delete your online identity after you die to its complete annihilation
die to its complete annihilation
die to its complete annihilation but some of us might also be curious and
but some of us might also be curious and
but some of us might also be curious and interested in in reflecting and thinking
interested in in reflecting and thinking
interested in in reflecting and thinking about the possibilities of controlling
about the possibilities of controlling
about the possibilities of controlling and managing how you do want to be
and managing how you do want to be
and managing how you do want to be present and active online after you die
present and active online after you die
present and active online after you die and that there are many questions and
and that there are many questions and
and that there are many questions and many possibilities that we can think
many possibilities that we can think
many possibilities that we can think about so going back to where I started
about so going back to where I started
about so going back to where I started what would it be like if we could
what would it be like if we could
what would it be like if we could introduce people in our lives to
introduce people in our lives to
introduce people in our lives to deceased loved ones who have passed away
deceased loved ones who have passed away
deceased loved ones who have passed away but mattered greatly to us or how about
but mattered greatly to us or how about
but mattered greatly to us or how about other applications could this be a
other applications could this be a
other applications could this be a therapeutic tool could individuals
therapeutic tool could individuals
therapeutic tool could individuals dealing with their end-of-life find some
dealing with their end-of-life find some
dealing with their end-of-life find some kind of
kind of
kind of comfort or reassurance knowing that
comfort or reassurance knowing that
comfort or reassurance knowing that they’re going to be there digitally for
they’re going to be there digitally for
they’re going to be there digitally for their loved ones and that they’re not
their loved ones and that they’re not
their loved ones and that they’re not going to leave anything unsaid
going to leave anything unsaid
going to leave anything unsaid how about education maybe our
how about education maybe our
how about education maybe our great-great-great grandchildren
great-great-great grandchildren
great-great-great grandchildren during their history classes could
during their history classes could
during their history classes could interview a digital Barack Obama about
interview a digital Barack Obama about
interview a digital Barack Obama about his experience as the president of the
his experience as the president of the
his experience as the president of the United States will having deceased
United States will having deceased
United States will having deceased individuals interacting with us through
individuals interacting with us through
individuals interacting with us through online communication have an impact on
online communication have an impact on
online communication have an impact on how we deal with and think about our
how we deal with and think about our
how we deal with and think about our very own mortality will it have an
very own mortality will it have an
very own mortality will it have an impact on how we think about and how we
impact on how we think about and how we
impact on how we think about and how we experience online communication so as
experience online communication so as
experience online communication so as these new technologies are still
these new technologies are still
these new technologies are still emerging we all have the opportunity to
emerging we all have the opportunity to
emerging we all have the opportunity to be part of how their shapes and although
be part of how their shapes and although
be part of how their shapes and although they’re new we’d actually be engaging
they’re new we’d actually be engaging
they’re new we’d actually be engaging with ideas that are as old at least as
with ideas that are as old at least as
with ideas that are as old at least as photography and who knows perhaps by the
photography and who knows perhaps by the
photography and who knows perhaps by the time my son is old enough to understand
time my son is old enough to understand
time my son is old enough to understand and use these technologies communicating
and use these technologies communicating
and use these technologies communicating to a deceased person online would be as
to a deceased person online would be as
to a deceased person online would be as everyday and common as open a family
everyday and common as open a family
everyday and common as open a family photo album thank you
photo album thank you
photo album thank you [Applause]
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